Lakers vs Jazz Game 3 5/9/08 6:00PT

[hermes]

Western Conference Semi-finals Game 3
Where: Energy Solutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

When: Friday, May 9, 2008
9:00pm ET, 6:00pm PT


cool intro music
Who:
The visiting team, regular season Western Conference and Pacific Division Champions


And the home team, Champions of the Northwest Division


The Lakers lead the best of seven series 2 games to 0. But now the teams travel to Utah, where the Jazz were a NBA best 37-4 during the regular season. How are they so good at home?

They're LOUD


The Lakers must overcome this deafening environment to come out victorious

Not excited yet? here is some cheesy inspirational music

Here are the Probable Starters for Game 3
for the visiting Lakers
At point guard- Derek Fisher

At shooting guard- Regular Season MVP- Kobe Bryant

At small forward- Vladimir Radmanovic

At power forward- Lamar Odom

And at center- Pau Gasol


And for the home team, the Utah Jazz
At point guard-Deron Williams

At shooting guard-Ronnie Brewer

At small forward-Andrei Kirilenko

At power forward-Carlos Boozer

And at center-Mehmet Okur


A little bit louder now, SHOUT
Keys to the game
-take the crowd out of the game, early
-get off to a fast start
-grab some boards
-defense, defense, defense
-continue to bother boozer
-do something about that millsap kid
-be efficient on offense
-let the Machine loose on them often

We are up 2-0 but we can't lose focus and get complacent, need to keep applying pressure and

If you aren't pumped yet, this should do it
Anything to add Jack?

good stuff, GAME ON

GO LAKERS

[KobeNLakeShow]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/boxscore;_y ... 2008032026


MAKE IT HAPPEN!!

START OFF GREAT and FINISH STRONG!

[LA-LA-Land]

love all the movie references go lakers!

[Danny Darko]

Excellent Work Hermes. Thanks for getting this up.

[snaquille oatmeal]

Excellent Work Hermes. Thanks for getting this up.

that's what she said!

[Big Bird]

I hope they go in there with the same mindset that's made them win 14 out of the last 15 games. Every player on this team looks like they want to win regardless of what happens (well every player other than Radman, of course)

It would be nice if they could take out the crowd out early with somewhat of a lead and get them in scramble mode as they try to crawl back. I doubt that happens since the Jazz are an almost unbeatable force at home, but still: a) we did beat them there with half of the team on the IR list; b) we have perhaps the most motivated player in this league on our side.

That being said 2 things are due, imo:
1. a loss (sorry to be a pessimist, but if Murphy has taught us anything)
2. Radman having a monster game (hitting like 3 of those "in your face when you thought you could crawl back" 3-pointers like in that Dallas game @ Dallas or something to that effect).

If they could somehow find a way to win tomorrow, I would probably die of sheer happiness.

Go Lakers!

[CITYOFANGELSX3]

Nice thread. Love the pic of vlad with a headband.

Gonna be a tough game. I see us winning by maybe 1 point. We just gotta keep it close till the end. Then its kobe time!

[Crooked-I]

2-1 gives them hope, 3-0 makes them start thinking about next season. I hope the Lakers realize that.

Lakers win by 6. Close game throughout though.

[Slava]

Lakers to win a close one!

Good thread BTW!

[KB20]

This is the most important game of the series. A win for us pretty much ends their season. A loss gives them hope which we can't let them have. We gotta come out and play with energy right away like we did at the end of season in Utah without Pau. That game was a thing of beauty.

[SnakeEyez]

Win or go home. Id like to go home with a broom and the memory of the Jazzs swept away.

[Flipdog69xxx]

Go Lakers!

[tracey_nice]

Hermes wow I am impressed thats the best thing I've ever seen you post; great game thread. Go Lakers we get this game; this series is OVA!

[El Hardee]

Been in Vegas, then working my butt off for a audit, but..............................WAR LAKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tommy Trojan]

Greg Anthony on ESPN said Lakers will sweep the series

[hermes]

Hermes wow I am impressed thats the best thing I've ever seen you post; great game thread. Go Lakers we get this game; this series is OVA!

that wasn't a crack at my lack of substance was it
jk

GO LAKERS don't give them hope!

[tracey_nice]

-= original quote snipped =-

that wasn't a crack at my lack of substance was it
jk

GO LAKERS don't give them hope!

Meh, not really I just kind of got use to it, you kind of blew me away with this game thread; awesome job.

[Verbal]

I'm going to make an effort to watch the whole game.

If the Lakers are healthy, and they should be, this game should be treated like a must-win.

They're unconscious, laying in the casket, fading fast...

Now we've got to nail their lid shut before they wake-up, and (hopefully) bury them this Sunday.

If things go as they can and should, a familiar tone might be saying, "the door's closed, the lights are out..."

[jazz1232dc]

Jazz by 30. Seriously...this will get ugly. It reminds me of last year when we were down 0-2 to the Spurs and blew them off the court in game 3. Same thing this series. I don't see any way LA keeps this game close. Game 4 is what worries me.

You guys have one amazing team. I expect LA to win the series in 5, with game 3 being our only victory.

[Big Bird]

There hasn't been a single team this year that beat us by 30 points, with the last blowout the Lakers endured was at the end of last year, when Boston pounded our asses in Staples in December. In fact in most of our losses this year the game could've went either way (excluding the likes of the 1st loss to NOR, both losses in SA, to Boston, the L at Utah and a couple more). On top of that your team has never led after the 1st quarter of both games and spent the entire game looking at the Lakers back. It's quite safe to say you're statement is too bold to come true. Simply settling for a W prediction won't do these days, I guess.

p.s.: granted the Jazz did beat the Lakers by their season high deficit of 24 points. On the 30th of November when they were 9-7 and nowhere near the team they are now, might I add.

cheers